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Chamberlin Observatory

 Organization

Scope Note

Use for: University of Denver. Chamberlin Observatory.

Biography

Ground Breaking for Chamberlin Observatory (H.B. Chamberlin, donor; Cost, about $40,000) in June 13, 1888.

Sources

Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76); Steve Fisher, "University Park's Utopian Start," University of Denver magazine, Winter 2008; University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Certificate. [U123.01.0002.0016]

Biography

Cornerstone for Chamberlin Observatory in 1890.

Sources

Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76).

Biography

Chamberlin Observatory completed in 1894.

Biography

University of Denver Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 4, April, 1923, page 15.

Biography

On March 27, 1980, Chamberlin Observatory is added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Citation:
University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. NHRP Certificate.

Found in 188 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1948

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00008
Abstract

University of Denver student Nancy Mossman looks through a sextant while sitting on the steps of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1948

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1900-1940

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00009
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado

Dates: between 1900-1940

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1963-1980

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00010
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Taped to back of mount are two smaller prints of University Hall and Margery Reed Hall.

Dates: between 1963-1980

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1980

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00011
Abstract

2 black and white contact sheets without negatives depicting the ceremony for Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado being added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Dates: 1980

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1980-1996

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00012
Abstract

6 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets with images of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1980-1996

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1997

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00013
Abstract

Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet depicting restoration work on the dome of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado in 1997.

Dates: 1997

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1900-1976

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00014
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1900-1976

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1997

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00015
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with the smaller "Students' Observatory" in the foreground.

Dates: 1997

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1997

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00016
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with the smaller "Students' Observatory" in the foreground.

Dates: 1997

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1940-1990

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00017
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1940-1990

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 186
Collection 2
 
Subject
Colorado 172
Denver (Colo.) 172
Built environment 113
College buildings 113
Astronomical observatories 112